Genesis Ventures

Genesis Ventures is an angel co-investment fund founded in 2021 and based in Athens, Greece, providing pre-seed and seed capital alongside hands-on support to early-stage founders in Greece and Southeast Europe. The fund is backed by the European Investment Fund (EIF) as well as leading angel investors including previous successful founders, family offices, and industry veterans. General Partners Stergios Anastasiadis and Dimitrios Maroulis lead the firm; Maroulis built and invested in approximately 100 early-stage technology startups across North America and Asia before returning to Greece. Genesis targets EUR 40 million in total venture capital equity investment by co-investing alongside business angels, aiming to support 60 or more pre-seed and early-stage ICT companies. Check sizes range from EUR 100,000 to EUR 400,000. The fund invests across enterprise SaaS, fintech, healthcare, e-commerce, deep tech, edtech, proptech, and Web3. The portfolio of 20 companies includes Terra Robotics (EUR 1.8 million round in September 2025, robotics and AI-powered laser weeding for sustainable farming), Xatoms ($3 million, AI-powered water purification), and Billys (property technology). The firm has made five investments in 2025, averaging three per year over the prior three years. Genesis Ventures describes its ambition as making Greece a unicorn producer and a regional technology hub for the broader Southeast European region. By coupling institutional EIF backing with the domain expertise of experienced angel investors, the fund bridges the gap between angel-stage capital and formal venture funding in a market where that gap has historically been wide.